Privacy Policy
This policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. We may change this policy from time to time, so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you're happy with any changes. You should also note that by using our website, you agree to be bound by this policy. Any questions regarding this policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to info@centralfs.co.uk or by writing to us at:
Central Fire and Security Ltd
Unit 6
17 Old Mill Park Industrial Estate
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1SS
How do we collect information from you?
We obtain information about you when you use our website e.g. when you fill in our contact or subscription form.
What type of information do we collect from you?
The personal information we collect might include your name, address, email address, phone number, IP address and information regarding what pages are accessed and when.
Use of 'cookies'
Like many other websites our website uses cookies. 'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we may use cookies to store your preferences. It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences.
The main cookies used on our site are provided by Google analytics. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We us the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect infromation in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. For more information on Google analytics privacy policy visit here.
Google maps
These are Google maps third-party cookies, which are unique identifiers to allow traffic analysis to Google maps.
How is your information used?
We may use your information to:
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Contact you regarding queries raised in the contact form
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Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between us
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Seek your views or comments on the services we provide
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Notify you of changes to our services
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Send you communications which you have requested which may be of interest to you
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Process a job application
We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We are legally required to keep some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. We will hold your personal information on our system for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any suitable contract you hold with us.
Who has access to your information?
We will not sell your information to third parties.
We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
We may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of our business assets to any third party or as part of any business re-structuring or re-organisation. Or we may transfer your information if we're under duty to disclose or share your data to comply with any legal obligation or to enforce or apply our terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of our supporters and customers. However, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that we continue to protect your privacy rights.
Your choices
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from us about our exciting products and services, then you can select your choice by ticking the relevant boxes situated on the form on which we collect your information.
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email unless you have given prior consent.
You can change your marketing preferences at any time by emailing marketing@centralfs.co.uk or by clicking unsubscribe at the bottom of our emails.
How can you access and update your information
The accuracy of your information is important to us. You have the right to request a copy of the report we hold about you so that you can ensure its accuracy. You can do this by sending an email to info@centralfs.co.uk or by writing to us at:
Central Fire and Security Ltd
Unit 6
17 Old Mill Park Industrial Estate
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1SS
Right to erasure
You have the right to request that your personal data is erased if there is no longer a justification for it being held.
Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information
When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that we treat it securely. Any sensitive information is encrypted with Wix software.
As non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted over the internet they can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of any information you send to us and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
Profiling
We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively. We may also use your personal information to detect and reduce fraud and credit risk.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.
Also, if you linked to our web site from a third-party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site.
16 or under
We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or younger. If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.
Transferring your information outside of Europe
As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information that you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside of the European Union (EU). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are made with the aim of making sure that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this policy.
If you use our services while you are outside of the EU, your information may be transferred outside of the EU to provide you with those services.
Review of this policy
We keep this policy under regular review. This policy was last updated in February 2024